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Zusatztext 'There is much of interest in Film Propaganda in Britain and Nazi Germany. Well-written and comprehensively researched this book has much to offer the student of British and German wartime propaganda.' Michael Paris! University of Central Lancashire'At first blush! this book promises to be only a typical doctoral thesis! thick with expressions of academic gratitude and an obligatory essay on theory. But it soon reveals itself as an accessible! readable book of topically organized chapters.'Choice Magazine! Vol 45! No 02! October 2007'Fox offers the first comparative study to examine the propaganda concepts of the two belligerent nations! in particular with regard to the reciprocal reactions of each country's propagandists to one another's efforts. ...[An] innovative contribution ... to the study of film propaganda.'Historical Journal of film! radio and television! 2008'It would be worth making this informative! clear! jargon-free study available to German readers in a t Informationen zum Autor Jo Fox is Professor of European History at the University of Durham, UK. Zusammenfassung Propaganda witnessed a transformation during WWII, when film was fast becoming the most popular form of entertainment. This work compares how each country exploited their national cinema for political purposes. It looks at how both political propaganda films and escapist cinema were critical in maintaining the morale of civilians and the military. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsI: Film Propaganda and the Second World War: Debates and Contexts II: Justifying War III: Blitzkrieg: the Bombers and the Bombed IV: The Enemy V: The 'Men of Destiny': the image of wartime leadership, past and present VI: Victory and Defeat: the end of the ‘thousand year Reich' and post-war reconstruction VII: Conclusion Select Filmography Select Bibliography
